8 CFR § 1240.55 - Proceedings commenced prior to April 1, 1997.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t8/s1240.55"
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title: "8 CFR § 1240.55 - Proceedings commenced prior to April 1, 1997."
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "1240.55"
section_name: "Proceedings commenced prior to April 1, 1997."
chapter_name: "EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1240"
part_name: "PROCEEDINGS TO DETERMINE REMOVABILITY OF ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "8 U.S.C. 1103, 1158, 1182, 1186a, 1186b, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229a, 1229b, 1229c, 1252 note, 1361, 1362; secs. 202 and 203, Pub. L. 105-100 (111 Stat. 2160, 2193); sec. 902, Pub. L. 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681)."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 10367, Mar. 6, 1997, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated in part and duplicated in part from part 240 at 68 FR 9838, 9840, Feb. 28, 2003."
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# 1240.55 Proceedings commenced prior to April 1, 1997.

Subpart F of 8 CFR part 1240 applies to deportation proceedings commenced prior to April 1, 1997. A deportation proceeding is commenced by the filing of Form I-221 (Order to Show Cause) with the Immigration Court, and an alien is considered to be in deportation proceedings only upon such filing, except in the case of an alien admitted to the United States under the provisions of section 217 of the Act. All references to the Act contained in this subpart are references to the Act in effect prior to April 1, 1997.